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Monitoring Bacterial Genetic Diversity in a Freshwater Lake Using TTGE and DNA Sequence Analysis

...n individual bands suggested the numerical dominance by a number of strains (positions A to F) whose prevalence appeared to be temporally variable. Six DNA bands (positions A to F) were excised from the gel and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis of these sequences grouped them as ...

David Brooks: Segmented nation looks for solidarity amid IT-powered niches

... and Briggs . The conference, which focused on the dominance of niches in marketing and society, explored many of the ways society has become segmented. In an interview with WTN, Brooks said one of the ways in which people are being niched is by differences in technology. They have more product choices thanks...

Internet-enabled niche markets take center stage

...ler, big hit, Hollywood blockbuster and prime-time dominance represent the hit-driven era known as the 20th Cen...hey also are creating new standards for prime-time dominance and other hit-driven barometers. In the 1950s, the iconic television series I Love Lucy regularly ...

JT Packard exec resigns after settling copyright disputes

...PS manufacturers were attempting to continue their dominance in the service space by installing "padlock software" in UPS systems to guarantee a claim on post-warranty service. Both cases recently were settled, but not before a federal judge, ruling that Packard violated a court order to provide software and ...

Early-stage quality brings investment, Meier says

...ector of Silicon Pastures , believes the emerging dominance of life science investing is a significant development, especially considering the preference of Wisconsin investors. For the first time in history, biotechnology topped software in terms dollars invested nationally during the third quarter, with $1....

Power services firm JT Packard isn't through growing

...rs," Cason said, and they are now entrenching that dominance by installing "padlock software" on their UPS systems to guarantee their claim on post-warranty service. So JT Packard responded with a countersuit on antitrust grounds. Cason argues that the installation of the software, although legal, shouldn't ...

Does Milwaukee need a life-science spark?

... technology companies are likely to continue their dominance in the park, where they comprise about 70 percent of the tenants. Their presence remains overwhelmingly strong despite efforts to attract the kind of biotech start ups that populate University Research Park in Madison. Mascari recently took part i...

English as the lingua franca of a new age: Its more powerful than any law

... spread English beyond the mother islands, and the dominance of the United States since World War II has continued the spread of the language. Today, only Chinese and Hindi are spoken by more people as their native tongue. English is already the worlds most widely learned second language, and millions more are...

Leading global Big Pharma companies of 2005

...y friend told me that it in spite of its worldwide dominance of the pharmaceutical world, it had lost the intimacy and collegiality of the old days, when everyone knew everyone else. Did Pfizer bite off more than it could chew by making two very large acquisitions in a span of 5 years? Yes, it has increased sa...

Midwest large cap life science group strengthening in the third quarter

...our leader in the last quarter as it continues its dominance in the Midwest life science arena. Dade-Behring also continued its torrid growth pace. Who would have ever thought this was a company that was under reorganization just a few short years ago? Since splitting off from parent Abbott Labs, Hospira also...

The world's largest factory

... and higher speed of production, leading to global dominance in the supply of finished goods. So, are Western entrepreneurs exploring joint manufacturing in China for local and global consumption? Why not, and if so, why so little? Two: The Red culture The language and the mystery of the Chinese culture ar...

Debate over `intelligent design' is a not-so-wise diversion from science education

...he United States has started to lose its worldwide dominance in the sciences. Foreign advances in basic science now often rival or even exceed those in the United States, based on such key indicators as prizes awarded to American scientists, patents and the number of papers published in major professional jour...

Though pharma growth slides, blockbusters reach new record

...rs, Pfizer still has five more blockbusters so its dominance in the market is overwhelming. While having such global product franchises is critical to market leadership and dominance, the company's loss in rank and profitability can be swift when a drug's patent expires. This continues the need for Big Pharma...

Wisconsin's paper industry needs technology, innovation to prosper.

...ding newsprint producer in the United States. That dominance faded practically overnight in 1911 with the lifting of federal tariffs on Canadian newsprint. Wisconsin's paper industry was forced to reinvent itself or die. With innovation and new technology, it quickly turned to other paper grades and found new ...

Lost in translation: corporate branding

...rther, I should point out that despite the seeming dominance of English, there are some 2,700 different languages with 8,000 dialects around the world. Altogether, there are 12 important language families with 50 lesser ones. Indo-European is the largest family in which English is the most important category. ...

Wisconsin must produce more science-savvy students to remain competitive

...he United States has started to lose its worldwide dominance in the sciences. Foreign advances in basic science now often rival or even exceed those in the United States, based on such key indicators as prizes awarded to American scientists, patents and the number of papers published in major professional jour...

Identify Disruptive Technologies and Find the Next Big Thing

...disruptive technologies that foreshadowed Apple s dominance in the music industry. Disruptive technologies, according to Converse, are revolutionary discoveries that change the way people do things. Digital cameras, cell phones and electric-hybrid cars are all examples of technologies that disrupted the stat...

Technology Helps Our Economy to Survive and Grow

...o be done is to establish a position of technology dominance here in Wisconsin. In order to achieve this we need to be more resourceful and better utilize and become aware of the resources that are already in place. It we are successful, we will set the stage for the economic growth necessary for a High End E...